diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi
index 3cca06220a081c54d1401086248b4afc532106ac..0cd78c1a408ae80dafc36914a24dacc63a3ad425 100644
--- a/doc/dynare.texi
+++ b/doc/dynare.texi
@@ -5149,6 +5149,9 @@ Uses the provided path to a specific user defined sample file. Default: @code{0}
 @item parameter_set = @code{prior_mode} | @code{prior_mean} | @code{posterior_mode} | @code{posterior_mean} | @code{posterior_median}
 Specify the parameter set to use. Default: @code{prior_mean}
 
+@item lik_init = @var{INTEGER}
+@xref{lik_init}
+
 @end table
 
 @end deffn
diff --git a/matlab/dynare_identification.m b/matlab/dynare_identification.m
index ad026f9d9d156ea9ad05a9acdc2c9ee81e19b9bf..b10691a91435ec442d4d7bf77d54b1b4887fe52b 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare_identification.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare_identification.m
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ options_ident = set_default_option(options_ident,'prior_range',0);
 options_ident = set_default_option(options_ident,'periods',300);
 options_ident = set_default_option(options_ident,'replic',100);
 options_ident = set_default_option(options_ident,'advanced',0);
+options_ident = set_default_option(options_ident,'lik_init',1);
 if options_ident.gsa_sample_file,
     GSAFolder = checkpath('GSA');
     if options_ident.gsa_sample_file==1,
diff --git a/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy b/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy
index 3e35f80d8fa7e81bbc20434cbbb818db0516565e..9a89f7d61be39dd9fcd521319e6e4043cb7e77ab 100644
--- a/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy
+++ b/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy
@@ -1288,6 +1288,7 @@ identification_option : o_ar
                       | o_replic
                       | o_gsa_sample_file
                       | o_parameter_set
+                      | o_lik_init
                       ;
 
 model_comparison : MODEL_COMPARISON mc_filename_list ';'